Ayush Mhatre makes MS Dhoni smirk with effortless hitting on IPL debut against MI; watch CSK’s captain’s viral reaction

A 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre made MS Dhoni smirk with his effortless hitting on his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut on Sunday against Mumbai Indians. Replacing Rahul Tripathi in the playing XI, the Mumbai youngster impressed everyone with his confident batting, including own skipper MS Dhoni.

Coming to bat into the fourth over after the dismissal of Rachin Ravindra, the right-handed Mhatre started with a four off Ashwani Kumar on the first ball he faced followed by two sixes – one over the deep mid-wicket fence and another over deep square leg stand.

Watching the youngster bat with so much maturity and no fear made Dhoni smile in the dressing room, the visuals of which went viral on social media.

In his 15-ball stay in the middle, Mhatre four fours and two sixes for a quickfire 32 before being dismissed by Deepak Chahar. He also forged a 41-run stand for the second wicket with opener Shaik Rasheed (19).  

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